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Made up his still-developing mind!Justin’s wife Claire, 20, revealed on November 5 that it was the one-year anniversary of Justin, now 18, popping the question<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Children in love: That was ten days before his 18th birthday, when he became legally eligible for marriage in Texas and Arkansas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Well THAT’s not from a Cracker Jack box!Teen groom Justin managed to swing a bit of bling for his missus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Fans and critics had previously speculated that the timing was incredibly close, with many guessing that they’d already been engaged for some time when they announced last year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The couple had first announced their engagement on November 16, 2020, a day after Justin \u2014 who was born in 2002 \u2014 turned 18, the legal\u00a0age to marry without parental permission.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In Arkansas, children can marry at age 17 with parental consent, while only emancipated minors can marry at 16 or 17 in Texas.<\/p>\n
Fans and critics speculated that the timing was incredibly close, with many guessing that they’d already been engaged for some time \u2014 but waited to share the news publicly because they knew the optics weren’t good.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now Claire has officially confirmed what so many guessed: Her baby-faced husband was, indeed, still legally a child when he got down on one knee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘Hard to believe it has been one year since our engagement!Such a whirlwind day filled with joy!’ Claire wrote on Instagram, captioning a slideshow of photos of the the two of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Family members \u2014 including Justin’s sisters Jessa, Jinger, and Joy Anna \u2014 liked the post, and supportive comments have poured it.<\/p>\n
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